Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 139)

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Move the position of a color tag or opacity tag
1 Click the color tag or opacity tag to move.
2 Do one of the following:
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Drag the color tag left or right.
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Use the Location slider (or adjacent value slider) to modify the position of the selected tag.
A value of 100% is the rightmost position of the gradient, and a value of 0% is the leftmost
position of the gradient.
Duplicate a color or opacity tag
m Option-drag the tag to a position.
Change the transition midpoint between adjacent color or opacity tags
m Drag the small triangle between adjacent color tags or opacity tags to change the point where
one tag’s effect ends and the next tag’s effect begins. The closer the middle control is to a tag,
the sharper the color or opacity transition.
Middle control
Note: The middle control does not appear for color or opacity tags set to Linear or Constant.
Change the color or opacity tag interpolation
m Click a tag, then choose Constant, Linear, or Continuous from the Interpolation pop-up menu.
Edit color and opacity direction and distribution
You can reverse the direction or evenly distribute the gradient color and opacity tags.
Reverse the gradient color or opacity direction
m Click the reverse tags icon next to the opacity or color bar.
Reverse tags (color)
Reverse tags (opacity)
The tags are reversed.
Evenly distribute the gradient color or opacity tags
m Click the distribute tags icon next to the opacity or color bar.
Distribute tags (color)
Distribute tags (opacity)
Change the direction of a shape’s gradient
1 With the shape selected and the Inspector open, click the Gradient disclosure triangle to show
the gradient editor.
2 Use the Start and End value sliders to change the direction of the gradient.
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